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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Monday's Meals--BBQ Chicken and Carrot Cake

Monday's Tuesday's Meals :)
This past week has been a little slim on the cooking front since I'm getting into exam week.
But last Sunday when the neighbors came over, I did make some Honey BBQ Chicken from the I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening cook book.
It was very easy--but yummy! The guys even asked if I grilled it (which I didn't, so I guess that's a compliment coming from 2 males!)

Combine BBQ sauce and honey in small bowl, set aside. Sprinkle garlic powder, salt and pepper over chicken and toss to combine. Place large nonstick skillet over high heat, lightly mist skillet with spray and add chicken strips (they should sizzle). Cook about 2-3 minutes each side, until cooked through. Turn heat to low, add BBQ sauce and gently stir until coated. Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes and then toss again.
{I thought I was reading the recipe wrong but it didn't instruct you to put on the sauce until after you cooked the chicken. I was skeptical...but the sauce stuck really well!}

Then to balance out our healthy cooking....A Carrot Cake! This recipe is my BIL's Grandmother's specialty--so Nancy and I gave a stab at it on Easter Sunday. Now it didn't look like something you'd see on those cool cake TV shows--but it tasted great!!